Remove stickers/decals from cavity?

[amcquay]

I'm thinking about doing some paint fill and other tweaks to the appearance of my irons and wedges, especially the irons. I have the cast Nike CCi and would really like to remove some of the stickers from the cavity to make them look more like the forged CCi as I think they look cleaner. What would *really* be sweet is to remove both black stickers and then paint the raised swoosh, and have a clean chrome pocket.

I've tested a few things on a spare club and none have worked. Acetone/Goo Gone didn't even dent it, and going after them with a razor blade or sharp knife will just scratch the chrome up. Any ideas for lifting these decals off cleanly? Note that I'm not talking about the insert that says "CCi", just the two black stickers towards the topline.

My club:



Forged version:

[clearwaterms]

I would advise against it. It is possible that you will effect the swing weight of the club by removing weight. It is also possible that the sticker hides something unsightly. You might void the warranty by removing it. Finally, the resale value will certaintly take a hit if you modify the clubs (if that is important to you)

[amcquay]

I would advise against it. It is possible that you will effect the swing weight of the club by removing weight. It is also possible that the sticker hides something unsightly. You might void the warranty by removing it. Finally, the resale value will certaintly take a hit if you modify the clubs (if that is important to you)

Not really concerned about resale value, but do you really think that these stickers would impact swing weight in a significant way? I'm honestly asking, not being a jerk ;)

[clearwaterms]

I have callaway clones (Grand Hawk XP24) and the sticker on the back of those is quite thick, and I would think that removing that would remove a few grams from the head of the club. The good news is that if you did it to all of them, you would be consistently removing the same amount from each club.

[amcquay]

I have callaway clones (Grand Hawk XP24) and the sticker on the back of those is quite thick, and I would think that removing that would remove a few grams from the head of the club. The good news is that if you did it to all of them, you would be consistently removing the same amount from each club.

I honestly didn't consider that, so thanks for bringing it up. Maybe I'll stick to just doing a paint fill.

[amcquay]

Paint is dried and I got the excess wiped off:

[clearwaterms]

those are sharp - nice job.